President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy MOSCOW, 10 Jan. It is time for the Ukrainian authorities, led by President Volodymyr Zelensky, to abandon thoughts of returning Crimea and Donbass. This statement was made on the Ukraine 24 TV channel by the ex-defense minister, former presidential candidate Anatoly Hrytsenko. “It's time to admit that Crimea will not return in the coming decades. , and no longer fool yourself, «he said. Gritsenko also complained that the» Russian spirit «reigns in Donbass. “According to polls, more than 80 percent want to go to Russia,” he complained. Crimea became a Russian region after a referendum was held there in March 2014, in which 96.77% of voters in the Republic of Crimea and 95.6% in Sevastopol spoke in favor of joining composition of Russia. Ukraine still considers Crimea to be its own, but temporarily occupied territory. The Russian leadership has repeatedly stated that the inhabitants of Crimea democratically, in full compliance with international law and the UN Charter, voted for reunification with Russia. According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Crimean issue is “closed for good.”
